Editor’s Note: The following article was written by a youth reporter who is a graduate of the Urban Youth International Journalism Program.

The things that come to a teenager’s mind…

I have realized how it feels to think less of myself. There are times when I just wanted to give up. Family, friends and school stress me out very much. In a way, I have to take care of my family.
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Editor’s Note: The following article was written by a youth reporter who is a graduate of the Urban Youth International Journalism Program.

My life has been hectic from the start. I grew up on the East Side of Chicago and have seen things I shouldn’t have seen and gone through things I shouldn’t have had to face.

I am a 14-year-old female and I know life is hard, so dying should be easy.
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